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CDUS43 KDMX 312229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 233 PM 99 1913 81 -5 84  
MINIMUM 65 746 AM 45 1915 61 4 60  
1967  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 2.80 1977 0.13 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 4.17 -2.21 2.90  
SINCE JUN 1 16.99 13.25 3.74 16.02  
SINCE JAN 1 28.82 27.10 1.72 29.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0  
SINCE JUN 1 12 16 -4 1  
SINCE JUL 1 8 1 7 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 7 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 288 280 8 316  
SINCE JUN 1 974 852 122 983  
SINCE JAN 1 1028 935 93 1080    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 64 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2025.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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